Eastsiders Celebrate Earth Day with Cleanups, Festivals

0:00It's April 17th. This is California News today, powered by AI. E-Siders got a ton of ways to celebrate Earth Day this year, kicking off this Saturday with clean-ups, festivals, and giveaways across Boyle Heights, El Serrino, and beyond. Earth Day hits on April 22nd, but events start early and stretch through the end of the month, hosted by locals, nonprofits, and city leaders. The big one is the 18th annual Ascot Hills Park Kai Festival on Saturday, April 18th, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the park on Multnomah Street. It's marking 20 years since the park opened, with free kites, kids' crafts, live music, tree giveaways for LA residents, and sustainability goodies, like rain barrels. Meanwhile, Vision Y Compromiso is leading clean-ups in Boyle Heights on Wednesday, April 22nd, hitting spots like Evergreen Cemetery, Mariachi, Plaza, and more, with volunteers welcome all ages. They wrap up the party on Friday, April 24th, and Mariachi Plaza, full of music and partners

1:03from health centers and the county. Over LA General Medical Center, same day from 5 to 7 p.m., expect free helmets, water bottles, and totes, though the refurbished bikes are all claimed already. Then Saturday, April 25th brings a cleanup at KIPP LA Prep, and Sunday, April 26th, East LA trash walkers hit El Serrino from the wreck. Center, these spots make it easy for the community to pitch in, grab free stuff, and keep the East Side Green Check Instagram handles or sites to join up and make it happen.